MUMBAI (India CSR): Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata announced that the trust will commit Rs 500 crores by providing personal protective equipment for medical personnel, Respiratory systems, testing kits, modular treatment facilities and training health workers.
“The COVID 19 crisis is one of the toughest challenges we will face as a race. The Tata Trusts and the Tata group companies have in the past risen to the needs of the nation. At this moment, the need of the hour is greater than any other time,” tweeted Tata.
In a letter, Tata mentioned that the Trust is donating for the Personal Protective Equipment for the medical personnel on the frontlines, espiratory systems for treating increasing cases, testing kits to increase per capita testing, setting up modular treatment facilities for infected patients and knowledge management and training of health workers and the general public.
He added that the current situation in India and across the world is of grave concern and needs immediate action.
“The Tata Trusts, Tata Sons and the Tata group of companies are joined by commited by local and global partners as well as the government to fight this crisis on a united public health collaboration platform which will strive to reach out to sections that are underprivileged and deprived,” he wrote.
